RAIL STATISTICS - 2009-12

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							December 2009
Table 1
Railway Occurrence and Casualty
			December				January to December
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Accidents			73	110	116		1,038	1,181	1,353
	Main-Track Train Collisions		1	0	0		5	6	5
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		2	4	8		39	67	85
	Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		5	8	7		29	62	72
	Crossings		18	29	26		186	222	239
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		9	5	8		95	90	105
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 1-2 cars		22	44	44		381	428	520
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments - 3 or more cars		5	12	12		113	143	155
	Collisions/Derailments Involving Track Units		2	1	2		50	27	24
	Employee/Passenger		3	1	2		12	12	13
	Trespassers		3	4	4		70	73	89
	Fires/Explosions		0	0	2		20	12	19
	Other		3	2	2		38	39	27
Incidents			14	18	16		207	216	232
	Dangerous Goods Leaker		3	5	6		78	64	98
	Main-track Switch in Abnormal Position		0	0	1		4	13	10
	Movement Exceeds Limits of Authority		10	8	7		106	111	101
	Runaway Rolling Stock		0	4	1		11	16	14
	Others		1	1	1		8	12	10
Million Train-miles		a					78.40	90.90	93.50
Accidents/Million Train-miles							13.24	12.99	14.47
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods			10	17	20		133	152	189
	Main-track Train Derailments		1	3	3		12	23	29
	Crossings		0	0	1		3	4	8
	Non-Main-Track Train Collisions		4	3	3		32	33	41
	Non-Main-Track Train Derailments		5	11	12		80	84	102
	All Others		0	0	1		6	8	9
Accidents with a DG Release			0	0	0		2	2	5
Accidents Involving Passenger Trains			3	6	8		67	79	79
Fatalities			3	6	6		71	74	91
	Crossings		0	2	2		19	26	29
	Trespassers		3	4	3		52	47	58
	All Others		0	0	1		0	1	4
Serious Injuries			5	3	5		49	64	73
	Crossings		2	2	4		21	36	38
	Trespassers		0	0	1		15	20	25
	All Others		3	1	1		13	8	9
Figures are preliminary as of January 18, 2010.
All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.
a. Train-miles estimated. (Source: Transport Canada)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 1

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics									December 2009
Table 2
Railway crossing and trespasser accidents by province
			Crossings with Type Recorded					All Crossings			Trespasser
			2009 - Year To Date*					Year To Date*			Year To Date*
			Public Automated	Public Passive	Private	Farm		2009	2008		2009	2008
Newfoundland
	Accidents		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Nova Scotia
	Accidents		2	0	1	0		3	0		0	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1
New Brunswick
	Accidents		1	0	3	0		4	2		3	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		3	2
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0
Quebec
	Accidents		20	2	5	1		28	27		11	13
	Fatalities		1	0	0	0		1	6		7	10
	Serious Injuries		1	2	0	0		3	3		2	0
Ontario
	Accidents		26	15	6	0		47	66		35	37
	Fatalities		1	1	1	0		3	12		30	24
	Serious Injuries		2	1	0	0		3	11		5	12
Manitoba
	Accidents		10	8	0	0		18	13		1	4
	Fatalities		2	1	0	0		3	2		1	2
	Serious Injuries		2	1	0	0		3	4		0	2
Saskatchewan
	Accidents		9	13	1	0		23	28		3	3
	Fatalities		2	3	0	0		5	3		2	2
	Serious Injuries		2	2	0	0		4	5		1	1
Alberta
	Accidents		18	13	5	0		36	54		4	7
	Fatalities		2	1	0	0		3	2		3	4
	Serious Injuries		2	3	0	0		5	7		1	2
British Columbia
	Accidents		14	2	9	0		25	32		13	6
	Fatalities		3	0	0	0		3	1		6	3
	Serious Injuries		2	0	1	0		3	5		6	2
Northwest Territories
	Accidents		0	2	0	0		2	0		0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Canada
	Accidents		100	55	30	1		186	222		70	73
	Fatalities		12	6	1	0		19	26		52	47
	Serious Injuries		11	9	1	0		21	36		15	20
Figures are preliminary as of January 18, 2010.
Year to date is from January to December.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada									Table 2

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							December 2009
Table 3
Main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to December				January to December
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			68	129	157		12	23	29
	Newfoundland		0	1	1		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		1	1	1		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		1	1	3		0	0	2
	Quebec		8	16	20		3	2	3
	Ontario		21	35	45		5	10	10
	Manitoba		4	13	11		0	2	1
	Saskatchewan		9	14	17		2	1	2
	Alberta		14	30	26		2	6	8
	British Columbia		10	18	33		0	2	3
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of January 18, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 3

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							December 2009
Table 4
Non main-track train collisions by province
							Collisions with DG Involvement
			January to December				January to December
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			95	90	105		32	33	41
	Newfoundland		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Nova Scotia		0	1	0		0	0	0
	New Brunswick		1	3	2		0	1	1
	Quebec		6	5	14		0	1	5
	Ontario		24	25	27		9	9	11
	Manitoba		15	9	11		4	4	4
	Saskatchewan		5	10	7		2	2	2
	Alberta		25	27	25		14	13	12
	British Columbia		19	10	17		3	3	5
	Northwest Territories		0	0	0		0	0	0
* There were no occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 or in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of January 18, 2010.
*Number of collisions with no derailments.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 4

Monthly Railway Occurrence Statistics							December 2009
Table 5
Non main-track train derailments by province
							Derailments with DG Involvement
			January to December				January to December
			2009	2008	2004-2008 Average		2009	2008	2004-2008 Average
Canada			494	571	675		80	84	102
	Newfoundland		2	0	0		1	0	0
	Nova Scotia		4	3	12		1	0	1
	New Brunswick		8	16	17		2	3	5
	Quebec		50	70	107		7	16	19
	Ontario		108	136	192		23	18	28
	Manitoba		73	65	56		9	12	10
	Saskatchewan		43	50	59		2	2	4
	Alberta		125	109	123		24	17	19
	British Columbia		80	122	108		10	16	16
	Northwest Territories		1	0	0		1	0	0
* There were 2 occurrences with dangerous goods release to date in 2009 and none in 2008.
Figures are preliminary as of January 18, 2010.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada							Table 5